At times I wish I had the imagination of a child. An imagination without boundaries, rules or limitations.
As much as I love telling a good story, sometimes we just need to sit and listen to others tell a good story. Even better when it's from a child...
A few weeks back I had the delight of shooting the groom preps for Craig+Caroline's wedding. I spent my early years in Sydney studying music and performing with Caroline, where our friendship began. When she dropped me a line back in February to see if I would be interested in helping out with the wedding day I was stoked and delighted to be involved.
We had only been back in Australia for a week after moving back from London, so it was good to hit the ground running. I had never met Craig, but I had heard many good things from various people and needless to say, he lived up to all of them... except his height!
He's a little Scottish lad and a gentleman at heart with a sense of humour to boot. It was a super fun and relaxed morning shooting these boys. It's always an honour being a part of someones wedding day, so thanks for having me Craig+Caroline. You guys are a perfect match and are destined for a great future together.
Be blessed :)
Matt+Sarah are some good friends of ours that moved to London a few months before us. During our 2 years together, we laughed, consumed some good vino, travelled to distant places and talked philosophy over a good coffee...
This shoot was originally booked to take place in Paris, however it was a little chilly and the weather wasn't crash hot when we were there together for Sarah's birthday, so Matt purchased the dress for Sarah in Paris and we postponed the shoot for a warmer day in London.
We strolled through East London and made our way to London Tower Bridge - where the light was simply epic - then onto another London icon, Buckingham Palace.
The day was nothing short of a laugh and a good time as you will see by the photos.
Thanks for the good times guys and here's to many more...
New York, New York. I absolutely love this city! This time around it was my 4th time to the 'Big Apple' catching up with friends and trying to be a local as much as possible. It was our 1st stop after officially leaving London - the city that stole our hearts, provided some life long friends and gave us itchier feet than ever...not literally. The travel bug only gets bigger once you start.
It was the beginning of our epic 4 week tour of the US, but also a bit of a reunion of friends where Struan+Abi were coming along for the adventure and making it a trip that we'll certainly remember.
Struan secretly asked me if we could tee up a surprise shoot whilst we were in NY. I was super stoked, not only because it was NY, but in 2011 I was blessed to shoot their wedding in London and had such a great time!
So, here's to Struan+Abi. We love you guys and miss hanging in London. You provided so many great memories for us to hold onto. Looking forward to creating many more in the future.
T+S.
We had only been in London for a few months when I met up with an old friend from Australia (who is, funnily enough, also called Tim) on London's South Bank. Tim was also meeting some of his London buddies, as he used to live there. One of his buddies was another Tim, the groom to be... it was destined to be a good night with 3 Tim's in close proximity, haha!
After going through the usual formalities of getting to know each other, we were well on our way to having a good time over much laughter and a few beers.
When I received the email the following week from Tim expressing interest in me shooting their wedding, I was absolutely stoked! It was the 1st wedding enquiry I had had since we moved to London, so I was very ready to get back into it. Plus, after meeting Tim I knew it would be a stellar start to my wedding photography career in the UK.
After a few emails back and forth, things were locked in and I had my 1st London wedding booked! It was 18 months away, but none the less, it was booked and I was excited. This couple were just overwhelmingly joyful and a whole bunch of fun.
The wedding took place in one of my favourite locations in the UK... Bath, an ancient Roman town south of London, as well as Lucy's hometown. I also had the pleasure of my hot wife rocking 2nd shooter with me on this one. I could talk all day about the wedding, but I'm going to let the photos do the talking. However, I will say, it was an honour to spend the day with the bride and groom, a couple that I hold in high regards and consider wonderful friends.
Tim+Lucy, I wish you guys the best marriage and look forward to catching up when in London next!